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1
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From this reading On Tenthmonth 1, 2457 A.D., at exactly 9 A.M. Planetary Federation Time--but with a permissible error of a millionth of a second either way--in the fifth sublevel of NewNew York Robot Postal Station 68, Black Sorter gulped down ten thousand pieces of first-class mail.
2457
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68
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9
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AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading On Tenthmonth 1, 2457 A.D., at exactly 9 A.M. Planetary Federation Time--but with a permissible error of a millionth of a second either way--in the fifth sublevel of NewNew York Robot Postal Station 68, Black Sorter gulped down ten thousand pieces of first-class mail.
agree
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From this reading This breakfast tidbit did not agree with the mail-sorting machine.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Black Sorter's innards went _whirr-klunk_, a blue electric glow enveloped him, and he began to shake as if he might break loose from the concrete.
appointed
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From this reading Who or what was the scoundrel that kept these couriers from the swift completion of their handsomely appointed rondos?
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was as if a robust dog had been fed a large chunk of good red meat with a strychnine pill in it.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading On Tenthmonth 1, 2457 A.D., at exactly 9 A.M. Planetary Federation Time--but with a permissible error of a millionth of a second either way--in the fifth sublevel of NewNew York Robot Postal Station 68, Black Sorter gulped down ten thousand pieces of first-class mail.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It was as if a robust dog had been fed a large chunk of good red meat with a strychnine pill in it.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Black Sorter's innards went _whirr-klunk_, a blue electric glow enveloped him, and he began to shake as if he might break loose from the concrete.
Black
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From this reading On Tenthmonth 1, 2457 A.D., at exactly 9 A.M. Planetary Federation Time--but with a permissible error of a millionth of a second either way--in the fifth sublevel of NewNew York Robot Postal Station 68, Black Sorter gulped down ten thousand pieces of first-class mail.
blue
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break
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From this reading Black Sorter's innards went _whirr-klunk_, a blue electric glow enveloped him, and he began to shake as if he might break loose from the concrete.
breakfast
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From this reading This breakfast tidbit did not agree with the mail-sorting machine.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading On Tenthmonth 1, 2457 A.D., at exactly 9 A.M. Planetary Federation Time--but with a permissible error of a millionth of a second either way--in the fifth sublevel of NewNew York Robot Postal Station 68, Black Sorter gulped down ten thousand pieces of first-class mail.
chunk
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From this reading It was as if a robust dog had been fed a large chunk of good red meat with a strychnine pill in it.
completion
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concrete
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couriers
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D
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didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading This breakfast tidbit did not agree with the mail-sorting machine.
dog
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From this reading It was as if a robust dog had been fed a large chunk of good red meat with a strychnine pill in it.
down
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From this reading On Tenthmonth 1, 2457 A.D., at exactly 9 A.M. Planetary Federation Time--but with a permissible error of a millionth of a second either way--in the fifth sublevel of NewNew York Robot Postal Station 68, Black Sorter gulped down ten thousand pieces of first-class mail.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading On Tenthmonth 1, 2457 A.D., at exactly 9 A.M. Planetary Federation Time--but with a permissible error of a millionth of a second either way--in the fifth sublevel of NewNew York Robot Postal Station 68, Black Sorter gulped down ten thousand pieces of first-class mail.
electric
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From this reading Black Sorter's innards went _whirr-klunk_, a blue electric glow enveloped him, and he began to shake as if he might break loose from the concrete.
enveloped
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From this reading Black Sorter's innards went _whirr-klunk_, a blue electric glow enveloped him, and he began to shake as if he might break loose from the concrete.
error
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From this reading On Tenthmonth 1, 2457 A.D., at exactly 9 A.M. Planetary Federation Time--but with a permissible error of a millionth of a second either way--in the fifth sublevel of NewNew York Robot Postal Station 68, Black Sorter gulped down ten thousand pieces of first-class mail.
exactly
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fed
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From this reading It was as if a robust dog had been fed a large chunk of good red meat with a strychnine pill in it.
Federation
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From this reading On Tenthmonth 1, 2457 A.D., at exactly 9 A.M. Planetary Federation Time--but with a permissible error of a millionth of a second either way--in the fifth sublevel of NewNew York Robot Postal Station 68, Black Sorter gulped down ten thousand pieces of first-class mail.
fifth
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first-class
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fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Who or what was the scoundrel that kept these couriers from the swift completion of their handsomely appointed rondos?
glow
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From this reading Black Sorter's innards went _whirr-klunk_, a blue electric glow enveloped him, and he began to shake as if he might break loose from the concrete.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was as if a robust dog had been fed a large chunk of good red meat with a strychnine pill in it.
gulped
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From this reading On Tenthmonth 1, 2457 A.D., at exactly 9 A.M. Planetary Federation Time--but with a permissible error of a millionth of a second either way--in the fifth sublevel of NewNew York Robot Postal Station 68, Black Sorter gulped down ten thousand pieces of first-class mail.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was as if a robust dog had been fed a large chunk of good red meat with a strychnine pill in it.
handsomely
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hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Black Sorter's innards went _whirr-klunk_, a blue electric glow enveloped him, and he began to shake as if he might break loose from the concrete.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Black Sorter's innards went _whirr-klunk_, a blue electric glow enveloped him, and he began to shake as if he might break loose from the concrete.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It was as if a robust dog had been fed a large chunk of good red meat with a strychnine pill in it.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading On Tenthmonth 1, 2457 A.D., at exactly 9 A.M. Planetary Federation Time--but with a permissible error of a millionth of a second either way--in the fifth sublevel of NewNew York Robot Postal Station 68, Black Sorter gulped down ten thousand pieces of first-class mail.
innards
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From this reading Black Sorter's innards went _whirr-klunk_, a blue electric glow enveloped him, and he began to shake as if he might break loose from the concrete.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was as if a robust dog had been fed a large chunk of good red meat with a strychnine pill in it.
kept
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large
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From this reading It was as if a robust dog had been fed a large chunk of good red meat with a strychnine pill in it.
loose
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From this reading Black Sorter's innards went _whirr-klunk_, a blue electric glow enveloped him, and he began to shake as if he might break loose from the concrete.
M
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From this reading On Tenthmonth 1, 2457 A.D., at exactly 9 A.M. Planetary Federation Time--but with a permissible error of a millionth of a second either way--in the fifth sublevel of NewNew York Robot Postal Station 68, Black Sorter gulped down ten thousand pieces of first-class mail.
machine
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From this reading This breakfast tidbit did not agree with the mail-sorting machine.
mail
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From this reading On Tenthmonth 1, 2457 A.D., at exactly 9 A.M. Planetary Federation Time--but with a permissible error of a millionth of a second either way--in the fifth sublevel of NewNew York Robot Postal Station 68, Black Sorter gulped down ten thousand pieces of first-class mail.
mail-sorting
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From this reading This breakfast tidbit did not agree with the mail-sorting machine.
meat
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From this reading It was as if a robust dog had been fed a large chunk of good red meat with a strychnine pill in it.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Black Sorter's innards went _whirr-klunk_, a blue electric glow enveloped him, and he began to shake as if he might break loose from the concrete.
millionth
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From this reading On Tenthmonth 1, 2457 A.D., at exactly 9 A.M. Planetary Federation Time--but with a permissible error of a millionth of a second either way--in the fifth sublevel of NewNew York Robot Postal Station 68, Black Sorter gulped down ten thousand pieces of first-class mail.
NewNew
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From this reading On Tenthmonth 1, 2457 A.D., at exactly 9 A.M. Planetary Federation Time--but with a permissible error of a millionth of a second either way--in the fifth sublevel of NewNew York Robot Postal Station 68, Black Sorter gulped down ten thousand pieces of first-class mail.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading This breakfast tidbit did not agree with the mail-sorting machine.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Who or what was the scoundrel that kept these couriers from the swift completion of their handsomely appointed rondos?
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On Tenthmonth 1, 2457 A.D., at exactly 9 A.M. Planetary Federation Time--but with a permissible error of a millionth of a second either way--in the fifth sublevel of NewNew York Robot Postal Station 68, Black Sorter gulped down ten thousand pieces of first-class mail.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Who or what was the scoundrel that kept these couriers from the swift completion of their handsomely appointed rondos?
permissible
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From this reading On Tenthmonth 1, 2457 A.D., at exactly 9 A.M. Planetary Federation Time--but with a permissible error of a millionth of a second either way--in the fifth sublevel of NewNew York Robot Postal Station 68, Black Sorter gulped down ten thousand pieces of first-class mail.
pieces
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pill
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From this reading It was as if a robust dog had been fed a large chunk of good red meat with a strychnine pill in it.
Planetary
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Postal
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red
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From this reading It was as if a robust dog had been fed a large chunk of good red meat with a strychnine pill in it.
Robot
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robust
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From this reading It was as if a robust dog had been fed a large chunk of good red meat with a strychnine pill in it.
rondos
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scoundrelnounUS /ˈskaʊndrəl/
a dishonest or unscrupulous person
From this reading Who or what was the scoundrel that kept these couriers from the swift completion of their handsomely appointed rondos?
second
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From this reading On Tenthmonth 1, 2457 A.D., at exactly 9 A.M. Planetary Federation Time--but with a permissible error of a millionth of a second either way--in the fifth sublevel of NewNew York Robot Postal Station 68, Black Sorter gulped down ten thousand pieces of first-class mail.
shake
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From this reading Black Sorter's innards went _whirr-klunk_, a blue electric glow enveloped him, and he began to shake as if he might break loose from the concrete.
Sorter
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From this reading On Tenthmonth 1, 2457 A.D., at exactly 9 A.M. Planetary Federation Time--but with a permissible error of a millionth of a second either way--in the fifth sublevel of NewNew York Robot Postal Station 68, Black Sorter gulped down ten thousand pieces of first-class mail.
Sorter's
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Station
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From this reading On Tenthmonth 1, 2457 A.D., at exactly 9 A.M. Planetary Federation Time--but with a permissible error of a millionth of a second either way--in the fifth sublevel of NewNew York Robot Postal Station 68, Black Sorter gulped down ten thousand pieces of first-class mail.
strychnine
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From this reading It was as if a robust dog had been fed a large chunk of good red meat with a strychnine pill in it.
sublevel
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From this reading On Tenthmonth 1, 2457 A.D., at exactly 9 A.M. Planetary Federation Time--but with a permissible error of a millionth of a second either way--in the fifth sublevel of NewNew York Robot Postal Station 68, Black Sorter gulped down ten thousand pieces of first-class mail.
swift
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ten
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From this reading On Tenthmonth 1, 2457 A.D., at exactly 9 A.M. Planetary Federation Time--but with a permissible error of a millionth of a second either way--in the fifth sublevel of NewNew York Robot Postal Station 68, Black Sorter gulped down ten thousand pieces of first-class mail.
Tenthmonth
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From this reading On Tenthmonth 1, 2457 A.D., at exactly 9 A.M. Planetary Federation Time--but with a permissible error of a millionth of a second either way--in the fifth sublevel of NewNew York Robot Postal Station 68, Black Sorter gulped down ten thousand pieces of first-class mail.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Who or what was the scoundrel that kept these couriers from the swift completion of their handsomely appointed rondos?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Who or what was the scoundrel that kept these couriers from the swift completion of their handsomely appointed rondos?
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Who or what was the scoundrel that kept these couriers from the swift completion of their handsomely appointed rondos?
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Who or what was the scoundrel that kept these couriers from the swift completion of their handsomely appointed rondos?
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This breakfast tidbit did not agree with the mail-sorting machine.
thousand
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From this reading On Tenthmonth 1, 2457 A.D., at exactly 9 A.M. Planetary Federation Time--but with a permissible error of a millionth of a second either way--in the fifth sublevel of NewNew York Robot Postal Station 68, Black Sorter gulped down ten thousand pieces of first-class mail.
tidbit
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From this reading This breakfast tidbit did not agree with the mail-sorting machine.
TimenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On Tenthmonth 1, 2457 A.D., at exactly 9 A.M. Planetary Federation Time--but with a permissible error of a millionth of a second either way--in the fifth sublevel of NewNew York Robot Postal Station 68, Black Sorter gulped down ten thousand pieces of first-class mail.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Black Sorter's innards went _whirr-klunk_, a blue electric glow enveloped him, and he began to shake as if he might break loose from the concrete.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Who or what was the scoundrel that kept these couriers from the swift completion of their handsomely appointed rondos?
way
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From this reading On Tenthmonth 1, 2457 A.D., at exactly 9 A.M. Planetary Federation Time--but with a permissible error of a millionth of a second either way--in the fifth sublevel of NewNew York Robot Postal Station 68, Black Sorter gulped down ten thousand pieces of first-class mail.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Black Sorter's innards went _whirr-klunk_, a blue electric glow enveloped him, and he began to shake as if he might break loose from the concrete.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Who or what was the scoundrel that kept these couriers from the swift completion of their handsomely appointed rondos?
whirr-klunk
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From this reading Black Sorter's innards went _whirr-klunk_, a blue electric glow enveloped him, and he began to shake as if he might break loose from the concrete.
WhopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Who or what was the scoundrel that kept these couriers from the swift completion of their handsomely appointed rondos?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading On Tenthmonth 1, 2457 A.D., at exactly 9 A.M. Planetary Federation Time--but with a permissible error of a millionth of a second either way--in the fifth sublevel of NewNew York Robot Postal Station 68, Black Sorter gulped down ten thousand pieces of first-class mail.
York
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